Regular Season Week 2: Pirates at Liberty
September 14, 1997 57° Liberty Field
Attendance: 61,661 (82%)
Pirates 10 8 0 3 - 21
Liberty 3 0 6 0 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Liberty: 4-4-T.B 6 (8:12) 7-Tom Ahl 24 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 T.B 0
(Qtr 1) Pirates: 4-1-PHI 33 (4:40) 1-Roy Smith 50 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 T.B 3
(Qtr 1) Pirates: 1-10-T.B 45 (2:31) 8-Ryan Jones pass complete to 81-Joel Marion for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roy Smith. PHI 3 T.B 10
(Qtr 2) Pirates: 3-17-PHI 6 (14:14) 5-John Maness sacked at PHI -4 for -11 yards (95-Thomas Meyer). Sack allowed by 75-Benjamin Webster. SAFETY! (95-Thomas Meyer) PHI 3 T.B 12
(Qtr 2) Pirates: 4-2-PHI 25 (10:00) 1-Roy Smith 42 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 T.B 15
(Qtr 2) Pirates: 4-3-PHI 16 (2:56) 1-Roy Smith 34 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 T.B 18
(Qtr 3) Liberty: 4-10-T.B 35 (8:37) 7-Tom Ahl 53 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 6 T.B 18
(Qtr 3) Liberty: 4-8-T.B 18 (2:46) 7-Tom Ahl 36 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 9 T.B 18
(Qtr 4) Pirates: 4-1-PHI 8 (14:54) 1-Roy Smith 25 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 9 T.B 21
Team Statistics
Liberty Pirates
First Downs 14 9
- Rushing 5 6
- Passing 7 1
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 231 233
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards Per Play 3.61 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 95 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards Per Rush 4.32 3.87
Net Passing Yards 136 113
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 26 / 1 23 / 12 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 45 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.24 4.91
- Yards Per Completion 6.96 9.42
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 65 3 / 21
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 3 4 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 48 2 / 68
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:41 27:21
Drive Charts
Liberty
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:50 OWN 25 13 69 Field Goal
1 4:36 2:06 OWN 22 3 -8 Punt
1 2:22 1:29 OWN 18 3 5 Punt
2 14:53 0:43 OWN 13 3 -19 Safety
2 9:56 2:07 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 5:32 0:49 OWN 20 2 -3 Interception
2 2:53 1:00 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
2 0:12 0:12 OWN 9 1 5 Half
3 13:24 4:52 OWN 28 7 37 Field Goal
3 7:36 4:53 OWN 33 8 50 Field Goal
4 14:51 4:26 OWN 25 7 22 Punt
4 8:18 1:59 OWN 26 3 -7 Punt
4 2:03 1:15 OWN 6 8 40 Downs
Pirates
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:10 3:33 OWN 25 6 42 Field Goal
1 2:31 0:08 OWN 45 1 55 Touchdown
1 0:54 1:01 OWN 34 3 10 Punt
2 14:10 4:14 OWN 39 7 36 Field Goal
2 7:49 2:17 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
2 4:43 1:51 OPP 23 3 7 Field Goal
2 1:53 1:40 OWN 23 6 16 Punt
3 15:00 1:36 OWN 30 3 2 Punt
3 8:33 0:57 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
3 2:43 2:52 OWN 25 8 67 Field Goal
4 10:25 2:07 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 6:19 4:17 OWN 37 6 17 Punt
4 0:48 0:48 OPP 45 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Liberty
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Philip Smith 18 74 4.11 15 3 0
#44 Jon Wood 4 21 5.25 10 1 0
Pirates
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 20 77 3.85 21 3 0
#27 Ryan Silva 8 38 4.75 13 2 0
#8 Ryan Jones 3 5 1.67 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Liberty
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 John Maness 37 26 181 5 / 45 0 24 1 69.76
Pirates
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Ryan Jones 23 12 113 0 / 0 1 55 0 80.53
Receiving Stats
Liberty
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 4 66 16.50 24 0
#34 Philip Smith 4 33 8.25 11 0
#83 Eric Williams 5 24 4.80 11 0
#13 Alton Pham 2 17 8.50 10 0
#44 Jon Wood 3 14 4.67 6 0
#80 John Lawson 3 13 4.33 9 0
#31 George Blandon 3 11 3.67 7 0
#39 Donald Severino 1 2 2.00 2 0
#86 John Reddy 1 1 1.00 1 0
Pirates
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Joel Marion 2 60 30.00 55 1
#27 Ryan Silva 2 23 11.50 13 0
#17 Harold Blackwell 3 9 3.00 4 0
#21 Paul Johnson 2 8 4.00 4 0
#30 Robert McClelland 2 7 3.50 6 0
#11 George Harper 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Liberty
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 William Taylor 51 34 1 2
#55 John Purvis 40 26 1 3
#71 James Campbell 51 34 1 1
#75 Benjamin Webster 42 29 1 4
#77 James Perkins 11 0 1 1
#78 Gary Newton 48 33 0 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 0 13 0 0
#83 Eric Williams 6 24 0 0
#80 John Lawson 0 16 0 1
#13 Alton Pham 0 11 0 1
#39 Donald Severino 2 11 0 1
#31 George Blandon 9 16 0 1
#26 Randy Burns 1 0 0 0
#86 John Reddy 0 3 0 0
#85 Arthur Collazo 2 9 0 0
#79 Willie Jones 15 3 0 0
#72 Christopher Pruett 9 2 0 0
#95 Christopher Thomas 6 2 0 1
#70 Eldridge Long 3 2 0 0
#53 Bruce Waddington 0 2 0 0
#23 Horace Street 0 2 0 0
#28 William Richardson 0 2 0 0
#54 Philip Bryant 0 2 0 0
#59 William Brooks 0 2 0 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 0 2 0 0
#40 Mark Rowe 0 2 0 0
#34 Philip Smith 9 5 0 0
#44 Jon Wood 4 5 0 0
#56 Norman Veilleux 1 0 0 0
#52 Brian Wilkerson 0 1 0 0
Pirates
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Edgar Pfister 35 32 0 1
#30 Robert McClelland 16 24 0 0
#27 Ryan Silva 5 9 0 0
#81 Joel Marion 9 30 0 1
#80 Robert Wilson 0 15 0 0
#62 Christopher Escobar 36 33 0 4
#60 Michael Martin 36 36 0 1
#76 Arthur Smith 36 36 0 0
#74 Jose Boston 28 19 0 1
#65 Raymond Lemons 8 14 0 0
#87 Javier Conley 0 15 0 0
#17 Harold Blackwell 0 13 0 0
#66 Garth Clark 12 1 0 0
#63 Daniel Fennell 4 1 0 0
#53 Ronald Anderson 5 5 0 0
#34 Loren Wright 0 4 0 0
#52 Rick Brumfield 2 4 0 2
#90 Wesley Strong 0 2 0 0
#21 Paul Johnson 4 2 0 0
#51 Michael Cruse 2 3 0 1
#59 Charles Salcido 1 0 0 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 0 3 0 0
#56 Jay Roy 0 3 0 0
#77 Gregory Parker 0 3 0 1
#95 Thomas Meyer 0 4 0 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 0 2 0 0
#46 Patrick Duncan 0 3 0 1
#11 George Harper 0 10 0 1
#53 Grady Crooker 0 1 0 0
#28 Felipe Winslow 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Liberty
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Pirates
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 Joseph Cleveland 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Liberty
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 1 1 0 0
#78 Gary Newton 0 0 1 0
Pirates
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 1 0 0 0
#34 Loren Wright 0 0 1 0
#51 Michael Cruse 0 1 0 0
Punting
Liberty
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Stephen Williams 6 297 49.50 41.17 59 0
Pirates
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Saul Campbell 7 321 45.86 45.71 52 3
Kicking
Liberty
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Tom Ahl 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Pirates
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roy Smith 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 1 / 1
Punt Return
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 2 3 1.5 3 0
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 4 27 6.8 11 0
Kick Return
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 2 48 24.0 0
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 2 68 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Liberty
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Christopher Thomas 6 0
#35 Richard Bailey 6 0
#70 Eldridge Long 5 0
#28 William Richardson 4 0
#32 Mark Hove 4 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 4 0
#54 Philip Bryant 3 0
#40 Mark Rowe 3 0
#52 Brian Wilkerson 2 0
#23 Horace Street 2 0
#56 Norman Veilleux 1 0
#78 Gary Newton 1 0
#59 William Brooks 1 0
#72 Christopher Pruett 1 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 1 0
#63 Allan Bradford 1 0
#51 Hershel Wyman 1 0
Pirates
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Ronald Anderson 10 0
#52 Rick Brumfield 10 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 9 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 5 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 3 0
#43 Clifford Tate 3 0
#53 Grady Crooker 3 2
#90 Wesley Strong 3 1
#97 Joseph Brockington 2 1
#95 Thomas Meyer 2 1
#34 Loren Wright 1 0
#63 Daniel Fennell 1 0
#56 Jay Roy 1 0
#28 Felipe Winslow 1 0
#51 Michael Cruse 1 0
#50 Benjamin Steele 1 0